Archive for May 6th 2013

A newlywed was among five women killed and four injured when a stretch limo turned into a fireball during a bridal party in San Francisco Bay.
Firefighters found five badly burned passengers in the back of the vehicle, which caught light on a majo...

Fire crews are tackling three grass fires on Cannock Chase in Staffordshire.
They started near Marquis's Drive, Brindley Heath, just before 12:00 BST, Staffordshire Fire and Rescue said.
The service said about 30 firefighters were "making good progre...

Rainy weather should help contain by late Tuesday a southern California wildfire that has burned 44 sq miles (70 sq km), fire officials have said.
The blaze, north-west of Los Angeles, was 80% contained as of Monday morning.
The wet weather is helpin...

A man in his 30s has fallen about 50ft while rock-climbing in Gloucestershire.
The accident happened at about 15:00 BST on Sunday at Shorn Cliff, Tidenham, when the man lost his footing and fell to the ground, injuring his neck.
Rescue teams made up ...

A man has died in a "severe" fire that tore through a terraced house in Essex.
Fire crews said a woman and a toddler were rescued by neighbours in Stanley Road, Clacton, after smashing a bedroom window but the man could not be saved.
Seven fire crews...

A woman has died in a fire at a bungalow in Greater Manchester.
The 59-year-old was found by firefighters after the blaze had been put out in Denbigh Road, Haughton Green, in the early hours.
A 58-year-old woman who lives in a house nearby also suffe...

An elderly couple have been treated for shock after a roof fire at their bungalow in Torbay involving asbestos.
About a quarter of the roof and a section of the roof space were damaged after the fire broke in Primley Park, Paignton, at about 17:00 BS...